Gotha Middle School

9155 Gotha Rd

Windermere, FL, 34786-8133

Tel: (407)521-2360
Grades: 6-8 | 1,190 students
School Highlights:
Gotha Middle School serves 1,190 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the FL average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 59% of the student body.
Gotha Middle School operates within the Orange School District.
The nearest elementary school is Metrowest Elementary School (1.1 miles away)
The nearest middle school is Chain Of Lakes Middle School (2.4 miles away)
The nearest high school is Olympia High School (2.3 miles away).
General Details
Grades Offered Grades 6-8
Total Students 1,190 students
Gender % 49% Male / 51%Female
Total Classroom Teachers 68 teachers
Students by Grade
Comparison
This School (FL) School Average
Student - Teacher Ratio 18:1
15:1
American Indian
1%
n/a
Asian
9%
2%
Hispanic
16%
27%
Black
30%
23%
White
41%
44%
Unknown
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
Eligible for Free LunchFamilies meeting income eligibility guidelines may quality for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program. 37%
48%
Eligible for Reduced
LunchFamilies meeting income eligibility guidelines may quality for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.
6%
7%
School District Name Orange School District
Number of Schools
Managed
264 23
Number of Students Managed 172,257
9,989
District Total Revenue $1,810,528,000
$137,781,000
District Expenditure $1,836,844,000
$158,642,000
District Revenue / Student $10,511
$13,793
District Expenditure / Student $10,663
$15,882
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores

Nearby Schools:

Gotha Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0 mi. away
Metrowest Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.09 mi. away
Thornebrooke Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.45 mi. away
Frangus Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.62 mi. away
Westbrooke Elementary School
Grades: PK-6 | 1.74 mi. away
Windy Ridge K-8 Elementary School
Grades: PK-8 | 1.96 mi. away

View all schools in: Windermere, Orange County, Zip 34786

School Reviews

  • Recommended August 20, 2012 - This school is great :D I love it ... It has a great amount of music and art for our brains and alot more... THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL IS A SCHOOL I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND! - Posted by Student/Alumni
  • Recommended July 27, 2012 - Gotha middle school has GREATTT sports and extracurricular activites....they get EVERBODDY involved. I actually qo to that school and they have taught me many thinqs...i have learned many and i hope many go to that school. you will LOVEEEEE IT!!!! - Posted by Student/Alumni
  • Recommended October 22, 2010 - Don't let the wonderful comments you see online fool you. For the past 7-10 years, Gotha Middle School has gotten significantly worse. There is one particular teacher that has been in honors algebra for several years, and she publicly taunts her students on a routine basis. Parents have complained about her, year after year. Principal does nothing. There is little that can be done to foment a nurturing educational environment if the harassment and bullying begins in the classroom. Their anti bullying measures are a sham - a mere exercise in form, but not substance. Kids get beaten up, their lunchboxes get kicked in, their books and bicycles stolen. Principal does nothing. Students have been found engaging in sexual activity, drugs and guns have been confiscated. Principal does nothing unless it gets into the papers, then new measures are passed, that are just like the old measures. Things quickly return to the same old thing, and nothing really is changed. FYI - I have had continued contact with the student body for over 7-8 years, and have a better perspective than most about what is going on here. Dig into my allegations, and you will find that I am telling the truth. Believe me - or don't, I don't care. The bottom line is that kids do not feel safe, both inside and out of the classroom. They unfortunately do not speak up about it, for fear of getting moved out of their honors courses. These kids deserve more from OCPS, but aren't getting it. When will GMS truly change? - Posted by Parent

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